Top 5 Drake Albums of All-Time, "Scorpion" On the Way

By Andreas Fanos on April 30, 2018

Drake is back with massive hit singles “God’s Plan” and “Nice For What” dominating the Billboard 100 for weeks to months. The hit-maker started on the TV show “Degrassi” however, knew that he was destined for something greater than that pursuing a career as a rapper. It was the right decision as the legend has many awards in his name and is a top rapper of our generation. Recently the rapper has announced on his Instagram page that he is working on his new album called “Scorpion” and that it will be available sometime in June. There is no doubt with the singles already released that “Scorpion” will be terrific. Let us look at a compilation of Drake’s top 5 albums of his career right in time for his new album release.

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5. “Thank Me Later”

His debut album showcased Drake’s flow and the special combination of singing and rapping. Released back in 2010, it is a great album with highlights “Fireworks,” “Over,” “Find Your Love,” “Up All Night,” Light Up,” and closer “Thank Me Now.” Drake’s songs with Lil Wayne were also well done showing the two’s signature styles. The legend Jay-Z even makes an appearance on banger “Light up.” Anthem songs “Up All Night,” and “Find Your Love,” penned that Drake could make hits with his singing melodic voice with catchy lyrics to match. This is the album that put Drake into the spotlight and showed what he was capable of.

4. “More Life”

Labeled as a playlist, but as a true album, in my opinion, I was impressed by the production of the project and I thought it had some of Drake’s best rapping to match. The reason that it is not the best album is for its simplistic themes that tended to overlap. I also thought that it overstayed it’s welcome with 22 tracks. It brought good vibes and some special production in its wake though.

My favorite track on here is “KMT,” where Drake raps about his shortcomings and stresses in life. Tracks “Free Smoke” and “Gyalchester” show Drake’s nice flow and catchy rapping. I did also like the featured artists on here with Jorga and Travis Scott; however, I did not enjoy UK rapper Giggs who is on two songs, and Kanye West did not seem to fit on the project either. “Portland” is another fun track with Quavo and Travis shining over the beat.

Songs like “Passionfruit” and “Madiba Riddim” bring this nice island vibe with a chill feeling. Songs like “Can’t Have Everything” contemplate that he wants everything, but despite being rich, famous, and wealthy – he will never be able to have everything he wants. “Fake Love” shows how fake some people can be. This album was a fun one that showed Drake’s nice flow and versatility.

3. “Views” 

“Views” was underrated in many aspects in my opinion and like all albums, it is an album that needs to be played through more than once or even a couple of times to get its full effect. It gave us a little bit of everything from the hit-maker, to his boasting about the money he makes and supporting himself and his family, to his catchy singing about old love affairs, to rapping pridefully about his city.

He sings heartfully about family and lost friends on track “Keep the Family Close,” and raps cleverly on “9″ saying, “Life is always on, man, I never get a break from it. Doesn’t matter where I go. I can never get away from it.” I made a decision last night, I’d die for it. Just to show the city what it takes to be alive for it.” Drake sings to exes on songs “U With Me,” and reunites with Rihanna on “Too Good” and “Feel No Ways.” The next song “Hype” has to be one of my favorite songs on the whole album where Drake is at his best rapping, ” They always dyin to mention me. They gotta go, they gotta go, they gonna die out eventually. I cannot give em no empathy. My enemies wanna be friends with my other enemies I don’t let it get to me.”

“Grammys” would have been a much better song if Future gave a better verse over the rattling beat. “Pop Style” could have been the same with the Kanye West feature. There are some mistakes made here throughout and the album is just too long at an hour and 21-minute length. However, most of the songs on here are great and have Drake at his best in my opinion.

Songs “Faithful,” “Redemption,” and “With You” show the artist’s nice flow and dynamic abilities. On one of the best songs, the title track, he gives insight into his mistakes that turned into gold, “I dropped out right before I graduate. Six credits left, my mama had her saddest day. It’s only up from here, I promise, you just gotta wait. And she took my word for it, that’s all I had to say. Thoughts too deep to go work em out with a therapist.”

And “Controlla,” “Child’s Play,” and “Hotline Bling,” must have been the catchiest and hottest songs out at the time. “Hotline Bling” was too catchy to not sing and the same went for “Controlla.” This combination of singing and rapping from Drake makes this an underrated album with a bunch of bangers throughout. “One Dance,” I do not enjoy, to be honest, but it is another huge hit that he had.

2. “Nothing was the Same”

This was an album about celebration and it brought about a dark Drake in much of his lyrics, “Get hype on tracks and jump in front of a bullet you weren’t meant for. Hot temper, scary outcome.” The production is some of the most unique throughout Drake’s albums from lifelong producer Noah “40″ Shebib. Drake hits souls with saying he is not the perfect human being on track “Furthest Thing,” where he says “Somewhere between psychotic and iconic. Somewhere between I want it and I got it. The furthest thing from perfect like everyone I know.”

“Started From the Bottom” is an absolute banger which states what it applies. Song “Hold On, We’re Going Home” is still one of the best heartfelt songs Drake has ever made. “Pound Cake/ Paris Morton” has to be one of my most favorite songs from Drake where he makes a collective banger with Jay Z. Drake raps stating “Yeah, after hours at ll Murino, or Sotto Sotto, just talkin women and vino. The contract like 91 Dan Marino. Overly focused, it’s far from the time to rest now.” He pens his tough upbringing on track “Worst Behavior.” On “The Language” he raps with utter confidence about being one of the best in the rap game.

The album as a whole is one of Drake’s best albums because of its truthfulness about failed relationships and the special production throughout the whole entirety of the album. Like “Views,” this has a little bit of everything to pick from, whether it’s drake’s confident rapping or singing. It’s an album about change.

1. “Take Care” (Deluxe Edition)

With the cover of the artist staring at an empty golden chalice, it was reminiscent of a masterpiece. The album is deep as Drake croons about lost love, broken relationships, grappling with fame, dealing with loneliness, and connecting with himself and who he truly is as an individual. The sound on the album was unique and put Toronto on the map. Feelings of anger, pain, regret, vengeance are heard throughout.

The introduction track “Over My Dead Body,” has a nice piano beat and Drake with some of his best lyrics as he says, “They tryin to take you away from me. Only over my dead body. Long as the outcome is income….Man all of your flows bore me, paint dryin’ And I don’t ever be trippin off of what ain’t mine….And this is the only sound you should fear.” Drake and The Weeknd fit perfectly over the song “Crew Love.”

On “Under Ground Kings” Drake raps, “Bridge over troubled water, ice in my muddy water. Rich off a mixtape. The living proof that you ain’t gotta die to get to heaven.” Songs like “Headlines,” “Take Care,” “Marvin’s Room,” “Lord Knows,” were hits. Marvin’s room brought some of the most heartfelt lyrics with the chorus, “F*** that n*** you love so bad, I know you still think about the times we had. I say f** that n** you think you found. And since you picked up, I know he’s not around.” Who has not felt about this to a lover before?

The second half of the album lags behind compared to the first, but this is still hands down his best album he has ever made so far in my view.

Now we will have to wait for “Scorpion.” It will take a lot of effort to top his best album in my opinion, “Take Care.”

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